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The Prayer Of Jabez
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 14, 2001 (message contributor)
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1. Receiving The Blessing
Contributed on Aug 14, 2001
Jabez’s prayer may very well have been based on promises he’d heard about in his youth - the blessing given Abraham
OPEN: It’s reported that a preacher in Redrock, Mississippi prayed this sermon: “Oh Lord, give Thy servant this mornin’ the eyes of the eagle and the wisdom of the owl; connect his soul with the gospel telephone in the central skies; ‘luminate his brow with the Sun of heaven; possess his mind ...read more
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2. The Prayer That God Answers
Contributed on Aug 14, 2001
On the face of it, the Prayer of Jabez would appear to be the kind of petition God wouldn’t answer - too selfish.
OPEN: Two young boys were spending the night at their grandparents. At bedtime, the two boys knelt beside their beds to say their prayers when the youngest one began praying at the top of his lungs, "I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE. And I PRAY FOR A NEW NINTENDO PLAY STATION, -and I PRAY FOR A NEW ...read more
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3. God Helps Those...
Contributed on Aug 14, 2001
82% of Americans said they believed "God helps those who help themselves" was from Scripture, but Jabez never believed that...
OPEN: During the 1st Persian Gulf War, one of our soldiers (who was assigned to Saudi Arabia) told of how his three-year-old son, Christopher, reacted to his leaving. The boy grabbed hold of his leg and pleaded with him not to leave. "No, Daddy, please don’t go!" he kept repeating. It was ...read more
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4. Feel My Pain
Contributed on Aug 14, 2001
Jabez’ name meant "giver of pain" and that may have been part of the reason he prayed as he did. To whom do we give pain and how should that influence our prayers?
Years ago, Johnny Cash sang a song that began with these verses: "My daddy left home when I was 3 and he didn’t leave much to ma and me… just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze. Now I don’t blame him cause he run and hid, but the meanest thing he ever did was before he left, he went ...read more